javascript get mouse position without event code example
Example 1: get mouse position javascript
<p>Click in the div element below to get the x (horizontal) and y (vertical) coordinates of the mouse pointer, when it is clicked.</p>
<div onclick="showCoords(event)"><p id="demo"></p></div>
<p><strong>Tip:</strong> Try to click different places in the div.</p>
<script>
function showCoords(event) {
var cX = event.clientX;
var sX = event.screenX;
var cY = event.clientY;
var sY = event.screenY;
var coords1 = "client - X: " + cX + ", Y coords: " + cY;
var coords2 = "screen - X: " + sX + ", Y coords: " + sY;
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = coords1 + "<br>" + coords2;
}
</script>
Example 2: html dragging get mouse position
// JavaScript
document.addEventListener("dragover", function(e){
e = e || window.event;
var dragX = e.pageX, dragY = e.pageY;
console.log("X: "+dragX+" Y: "+dragY);
}, false);
// jQuery
$("body").bind("dragover", function(e){
var dragX = e.pageX, dragY = e.pageY;
console.log("X: "+dragX+" Y: "+dragY);
});